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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

30 October 1999

No: 10 - 30

Junta Officer Gets a Bad Name

A military officer in Monghsat, Shan State, has received a bad name from =

the local transportation sector for his dog-eat-dog selfishness, reports =

Maihoong from the border.

Maj. Soe Than Naing, 38, staff officer to Col. Win Kyi, Commander of=20
Military Operations Command, Mongton Township, Monghsat District, has=20
become so unusually rich "with his devious methods" that he even has 30" =

television set of the latest model, says Maihoong.

"He owns a gas station jointly with a Thai woman. Though there are two=20
other gas stations in Mongton, he manages to coerce the drivers to fill =
up=20
their tanks at his station by refusing to issue gate passes to those who =

fill up at other stations. Their vehicles would also get rounded up=20
frequently to transport troops on their several missions".

He is reported to own also a parquet factory in Mongton jointly with a=20
businessman in Nong-ook, Chiangdao District, Chiangmai Province. "Early =
in=20
September, he received an order for 20 tons of his products from =
Tachilek.=20
As it was during the rainy season and the transportation cost was heavy, =
he=20
rounded 25 truck owners in town to demand that they pool in together to=20
transport some illegal logs seized recently to Namzang (across the =
Salween)".

The truck owners agreed to hire 3 six-wheelers for him, said Maihoong, =
and=20
discovered afterwards that the loaded trucks were not heading for =
Namzang=20
but Tachilek instead.

"They were furious, but they could do nothing against him", added =
Maihoong.

"So they contented themselves by changing his name among themselves from =

Soe Than Naing to Hsoe Thwan Naing instead".

In Burmese, Soe Than Naing means "to be able to govern millions", while=20
Hsoe Thwan Naing means "to be able to run riot".

///END\\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.=20


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<DIV align=3Djustify><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>30 October =
1999<BR><BR>No: 10=20
- 30<BR><BR><FONT size=3D4>Junta Officer Gets a Bad=20
Name</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial><BR><FONT size=3D+0>A military =
officer in=20
Monghsat, Shan State, has received a bad name from <BR>the local =
transportation=20
sector for his dog-eat-dog selfishness, reports <BR>Maihoong from the=20
border.<BR><BR>Maj. Soe Than Naing, 38, staff officer to Col. Win Kyi, =
Commander=20
of <BR>Military Operations Command, Mongton Township, Monghsat District, =
has=20
<BR>become so unusually rich "with his devious methods" that he even has =
30"=20
<BR>television set of the latest model, says Maihoong.<BR><BR>"He owns a =
gas=20
station jointly with a Thai woman. Though there are two <BR>other gas =
stations=20
in Mongton, he manages to coerce the drivers to fill up <BR>their tanks =
at his=20
station by refusing to issue gate passes to those who <BR>fill up at =
other=20
stations. Their vehicles would also get rounded up <BR>frequently to =
transport=20
troops on their several missions".<BR><BR>He is reported to own also a =
parquet=20
factory in Mongton jointly with a <BR>businessman in Nong-ook, Chiangdao =

District, Chiangmai Province. "Early in <BR>September, he received an =
order for=20
20 tons of his products from Tachilek. <BR>As it was during the rainy =
season and=20
the transportation cost was heavy, he <BR>rounded 25 truck owners in =
town to=20
demand that they pool in together to <BR>transport some illegal logs =
seized=20
recently to Namzang (across the Salween)".<BR><BR>The truck owners =
agreed to=20
hire 3 six-wheelers for him, said Maihoong, and <BR>discovered =
afterwards that=20
the loaded trucks were not heading for Namzang <BR>but Tachilek=20
instead.<BR><BR>"They were furious, but they could do nothing against =
him",=20
added Maihoong.<BR><BR>"So they contented themselves by changing his =
name among=20
themselves from <BR>Soe Than Naing to Hsoe Thwan Naing =
instead".<BR><BR>In=20
Burmese, Soe Than Naing means "to be able to govern millions", while =
<BR>Hsoe=20
Thwan Naing means "to be able to run riot".<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For =
further=20
information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for =
News.<BR>P.O.=20
Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807=20
121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<FONT color=3D#000000><A=20
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
N. is a=20
non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated to any=20
political or armed organization. =
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